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Throughout its 25 years on PBS, NATURE has featured amazingly diverse wildlife and habitats and consistently worked with the world's foremost natural history filmmakers. In the process, the series has won nearly 400 awards, including Peabody and Emmy awards and the first honor ever bestowed ...
Throughout its 25 years on PBS, NATURE has featured amazingly diverse wildlife and habitats and consistently worked with the world's foremost natural history filmmakers. In the process, the series has won nearly 400 awards, including Peabody and Emmy awards and the first honor ever bestowed on a television program by the Sierra Club. Now, NATURE podcasts offer behind-the-scenes perspectives from filmmakers and producers as well as program excerpts. Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, NATURE airs on PBS each Sunday night at 8 p.m. (check local listings.) For more information and interactive features including streaming video clips, an RSS feed, user bulletin boards and polls, photo slideshows, and more, visit NATURE Online at www.pbs.org/nature.
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A Mystery in Alaska (11/28/10)
Are Fisheries Guilty? - Steller's sea lions are disappearing. Despite ...
Are Fisheries Guilty? - Steller's sea lions are disappearing. Despite other possible factors such as pollution, humpback whales depleting their main food sources, or predation by killer whales many people thought the fisheries had been caught with the smoking gun. Watch "A Mystery in Alaska" Sunday, November 28 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/alaska/
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Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom (11/14/10)
What Is a Wolverine? How much do you know about ...
What Is a Wolverine? How much do you know about a wolverine? How much do others know? The wolverine is one of the least studied large mammals on Earth, but "Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom" reveals the character of this elusive animal and the people who study it. Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom premieres Sunday, November 14 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/wolverine-chasing-the-phantom/introduction/5759/.
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Invasion of the Giant Pythons (10/31/10)
As part of an ever popular international pet trade market, ...
As part of an ever popular international pet trade market, and incidentally along paths of human travel, many exotic animals have been removed from their native lands and landed where they are not necessarily welcome arrivals. Among these invasive species are a growing number of Burmese pythons, which have taken up residence in the wetlands of Florida, courtesy of overwhelmed pet owners and hurricane-hit animal warehouses. Watch Invasion of the Giant Pythons airs Sunday, October 31 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) the NATURE episode For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/invasion-of-the-giant-pythons/introduction/5532
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A Murder of Crows (10/24/10)
Filmmaker Susan Fleming describes the awe-inspiring sight of a massive ...
Filmmaker Susan Fleming describes the awe-inspiring sight of a massive crow roost and explains with infrared imagery how crows retain heat during the night. A Murder of Crows premieres Sunday, October 24 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/a-murder-of-crows/introduction/5838/.
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Echo: An Elephant to Remember (10/17/10)
Echo died of natural causes at the age of 65 ...
Echo died of natural causes at the age of 65 in May of 2009, leaving the family she had cared for and guided for so long to face the worst drought ever recorded in Amboseli on their own. Echo: An Elephant to Remember premieres Sunday, October 17 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/echo-an-elephant-to-remember/introduction/5755/.
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The Wolf That Changed America (10/10/10)
Lobo, as locals simply called him, was the legendary leader ...
Lobo, as locals simply called him, was the legendary leader of a band of cattle-killing wolves that had been terrorizing cattle ranchers and their livestock. The Wolf That Changed America also known as the "King of the Currumpaw," Lobo seemingly had a mythical ability to cheat death, eluding the traps that ranchers had set for him throughout the countryside. The Wolf That Changed America airs Sunday, October 10 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/the-wolf-that-changed-america/introduction/4260/.
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Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears (9/5/10)
Rising sharply from the South African landscape, cliffs like spines ...
Rising sharply from the South African landscape, cliffs like spines of a dragon form the majestic Drakensberg Mountains (their name actually means "Dragon's Mountain"). Despite the impossible terrain and unpredictable weather, the Drakensberg is home to a fascinating array of animals, including crab-hunting frogs, bone-devouring vultures, cliff-dwelling baboons, and furry ice rats. Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears premieres Sunday, September 5 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/drakensberg-barrier-of-spears/introduction/4592/
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Is That Skunk? (8/28/11)
Watch as a California town overrun with skunks deals with ...
Watch as a California town overrun with skunks deals with their furry problem, and see what life is like for an evolutionary biologist in New Mexico who runs one of the few sanctuaries for skunks. Meet a researcher on the sandy shores of Martha's Vineyard who stalks her striped specimens at night, and a woman in Ohio who runs a shelter and adoption agency for abandoned pet skunks. Is That Skunk? paints a complete portrait of the misunderstood skunk family, Mephitidae, and the people who love them. Watch Is That Skunk? airs Sunday, August 28 at 8 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings) the NATURE episode For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/is-that-skunk/introduction/4514/
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Superfish (8/29/10)
Behind the Scenes of "Superfish" - Rick Rosenthal, the biologist ...
Behind the Scenes of "Superfish" - Rick Rosenthal, the biologist and award-winning filmmaker featured in "Superfish," discusses the challenges of finding elusive billfish and capturing these awe-inspiring underwater creatures on film. "Superfish" premieres Sunday, August 29 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/superfish/
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Kilauea: Mountain of Fire (8/21/11)
Kilauea's lava flows have created a fertile feeding ground for ...
Kilauea's lava flows have created a fertile feeding ground for turtles just offshore. Green sea turtles are drawn here by bountiful seaweed and the black sand beaches that are a favorite basking ground. Hunting and egg harvesting nearly brought the turtles to the brink, but marine biologist George Balazs runs a conservation program that has been tagging turtles since 1978. Kilauea: Mountain of Fire airs August 21 at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For more information, visit http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/kilauea-mountain-of-fire/introduction/4718/
